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vom⋅i⋅tu⋅ri⋅tion

  [vom-i-choo-rish-uhn]
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–noun Medicine/Medical.
1. ineffectual efforts to vomit.
2. the vomiting of small amounts of matter.
Origin:
1835–45; < L vomit(us) ptp. of vomere to discharge + -urition, prob. extracted from micturition
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vom·i·tu·ri·tion   (vŏm'ĭ-chə-rĭsh'ən, -ĭ-tŏŏ-)   
n.  Forceful attempts at vomiting without bringing up the contents of the stomach; retching.

[vomit + (mict)urition.]
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Main Entry: vom·i·tu·ri·tion
Pronunciation: "väm-&-ch&-'rish-&n, -&-tü-'
Function: noun
: repeatedineffectual attempts at vomiting
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vomiturition vom·i·tu·ri·tion (vŏm'ĭ-chə-rĭsh'ən, -ĭ-t&oobreve;-)
n.
Forceful attempts at vomiting without bringing up the contents of the stomach; retching. Also called dry vomiting.

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